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American Coot with elegant black plumage, stark white bill, and striking red eye.

The American Coot (Fulica americana) is a bird of the family Rallidae, inhabiting wetlands and open water bodies. gray Lodge Wildlife Area, Sacramento Valley, California.

Common water bird searching for food on a lake in Ceredigion, Wales

water bird Eurasian coot, Fulica atra feeding in reeds on pond. Czech Republic, Europe Wildlife

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

A Eurasian coot swimming across a calm lake in a park.

Witness the serene beauty of a Eurasian Coot gracefully swimming and foraging for food in the tranquil waters of the wetland, a harmonious dance of nature's abundance.

$L 58-68 cm, WS 78-94 cm. \nBreeds on lakes and slow streaming rivers in forested areas, required fairly deep, clear, fish-holding waters and mature trees with holes for nesting. Nests also in nest box, under or in house, in crevice, etc.\nGregarious except when breeding; can form very large flocks, when males gather to moult in late summer, or for communal fishing on favorite lakes in late autumn.\nExpert diver. Hardy, in winter many retreat in open water, just few in salt water.\n\nThis a typical Winter visitor in the Netherlands in small numbers.$